on the other hand

idiom

—used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement or presents a different point of view

He's a good guy. His brother, on the other hand, is a very selfish man.

Profits are earned by those who own and employ capital. Rent, on the other hand, is collected by those who own natural resources and provide them to others.

—William Tucker

—often used after a statement introduced with on the one hand

Then he is incorporated formally into the plot, his persona on the one hand central, on the other hand continuingly elusive.

—William F. Buckley, Jr.

Examples of on the other hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Washington, on the other hand, has much more to prove. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024

The sulfur particles, on the other hand, ranked second to last because of their tendency to absorb sunlight at certain wavelengths rather than reflect it and its clumpiness. —Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024

Beijing, on the other hand, remains reliant on Taiwanese technology products for its manufacturing industry, meaning that China is now arguably more vulnerable to a disruption in cross-strait trade than Taiwan. —David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024

Tina, on the other hand, is the new: the new behavior, the new hope. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024